Saddle.



C. A. PERSONS.

` SADDLE.

'APPLoATIoN FILED MAY 1a, i912.

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CHAELES A. PERSONS, OE WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSrGNOE To STANDARD SPECIALTY COMPANY, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, A CORPORATION or MASSACHUSETTS.

SADDLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.- I latellted'pe. 10, 1912.

Application filed May 18, 1912. Serial No. 698,108. t

To all whom 'it muy concern: .Be 1t known that I, CHARLES A. PERSONS,

.a.citizen of the United States, esidingat Worcester, in the county of lVorcester, State of Massachusetts, have invented a cert-ain new and useful Improvement 1n "Saddles, of'which the following is a specifcation, reference being had therein to the" accompanying drawings.

` This invention relates to resilient seats or saddles, but more particularly to such as ule used on velocipedes, bicycles and the i te.

For simplicity' and clearness in the following description the device will be treated in connection with bicycle saddles only but lit should be clearly understood that it may be applied to any seat or saddle. v 'The Object of this invention is to provide a' saddle having the highest degree of vibration absorption, resiliency and smoothness of action, and whose construction and arrangement of parts permits of easy ad justment.

One feature of the invention is' the clamp connecting the peak support to the main support by means of which all distorting of the frame is obviated.

tion whereby the peak support runs beneath the seat to the cantle plate to take the place of the compression member of a compound `spring,'thereby` securmg the re' A to the extension spring members so that the frame may be. adjusted to it diiierent sizes of seats.

Referring to'the drawings z-Figure l is4v a Vside elevation of. one embodiment of the invention complete. Fig. 2, side elevation of a modified form of the seat support, as will be described more fully hereinafter. Fig. 3, ldetail view of the frame fastener, Shown -in Figs. 1 and 2, as will be described more fully hereinafter.. Fig. 4, same' as Fig. 3,A portions of binding Washer and .bolts being removed to show side flanges, as will be described fully hereinafter. Fig. 5., section on line 'i3-5 of Fig. 3. Fig. 6, same as Fig. 2, rear elevation.'

ln Fig. lof the drawings is shown a saddie composed of a seat 10, the forward end O f which is Secured by means -of' the eek fastener l1 to the upper extremitu O the peak support 12. The lower extremity 13 of the peak support 12 is secured to-'the main support 14 by means of a clamp 15. In describing the peak and main supports of the saddle,only the member on one side thereof will be described, as the other member is similar to it only reversed, and an explanation of one will apply equally to the other.

In Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are shownlportions `of both members and it' will be seen that in this embodiment the peak support is constructed in two separate parts, whereas in the main support the two parts or members thereof 'are integral, but this construction is not essential and either or both may be integral or separate as desired.

Clamp 15 is shown to-comprise two bolts or binders 16 and 1 7 aboutwhich, t-he peak and main supports pass in the manner best shown in Fig. 4 of the drawingspthe peak -supporting member not shown inrFigs. l'

and 2 being designated 18. Beneath the main support 14 is a washer 1 9 provided -with preferably threaded orifices through .-r lwhich pass the boltslG and 17, and between Another feature is the spring construethe 'main and peak supports is `a second washer 20 also provided with orifices to permit passage ofthe binders. Above the lower extremities of the peak Support is a. .third washer 21 which is provided with a J downwardly extending flange 22 'cut away at one end Vto p'ermit thc exit ofthe peak supports, as isbest shown in Fig.y 4. conformation of the supports and the washer flange 22 causes the former 'to lbe tightly bound around the bolts 16 and 17 and 'pre- 'vents any swinging of'one supporton the other, as is frequently the ease where a sin- 'gle binder is used. AIn the embodiments shown -in the drawings, the main supports are-constructed of wire Awhich 1s preferably resilient, but 1t The may readily be secu that a rigid truss or other 'suitable form'of under framing may be used. To the rear extremities A23 of the main supportare secured the upper extremities of the extension springs Q4 which have their lower-'extremities secured to the lower end of 11p-right rods-or posts 25 forming a. portion of the cantle support which` comprises these two posts 9.5 and the bridge 26 connecting their upper extremities.

m extremities 32 of these i' -the modification shown in Fig. l the l the cantle plate 29 by means of the bolts 30.

The upper ex- In-I-'the modificationshown in Fig. 2 `the upper end of the-peak support is divided .16 instead of being continuous as 'was the case in the lembodiment shown in Fig. 1, and the members thereof` are lengthened to extend 7 te apointadjacent to the cantle supporting bridge. Eyelets 31 are formed at the-rear peak vsupporting members to receive bolts 33 which pass 'through the extremities o f clips 34 adapted 'to Afasten these extremities to -the bridge and to bind this clip 3i upon the bridge to 20 form a rigid connection between the bridge and the extremities ofthe peak support. It may readily be seen that these rearward extremities of-tliepeak support might be secured directly'to ther bridge by means of bolts and orifices such as were illustrated to secure thelower extremities of the comv#pression springs y28 thereto in the embodi- -ment shown in Fig. 1. The clip construe# tion permits these fasteners to be moved to points directly beneath the point of ,fastening to the cant-le plate and thus allows the samebridgc to be used with different Widths of saddle.

r'earmextremities of the pea-k` supports act produces an action similar to Athe compound type of support composed of springs 24 and 28`intlie form shown in Fig. l. The short peak support of the embodiment'in Fig. l may be -used with the Fig. 2 embodiment andthe clips secured either to the lower extremities of the compression springs or directly to the. cantle plate. support-may be fastened directly tol the .cantle plate by bolts or screws` passing through the bridge orifices of the embodiment shown in Fig". l or the orifices in the clips shown in Fig. 2. ".The-applic'ant has endeavored to illustrate and describe the most common forms of his invention, but he is aware that the construction andarrangement of partscan be 'easily further changed by anyone skilled in 5t the'art" 'and he does not carexto be limited `-4to the particular forms-herein shown 'and described.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure 1by Letters Patent is :e E

.1. In a device-of the class' described, a seat, and asupporttherefor comprising, a main frame, extension springs suspended by I their .upper extremities from the rear portion of said main frame, upright rods havz'ing theirl'ower' extremities securedfto the are secured toy lrigidbrace connecting In this embodiment the as a compression springsupport for the. A'cantlev and thus with the extension spring The cantle lower extremities of said extension sprin s and extending upwardly within the co1 s of saidsprings, and aresilient peak support having its lower portion secured toA said mainframe and its upper'p'ortion lextending rearwardly beneath said seat into cpnnection with said upright rods.

2. ln a device of the class described, a

seat; and a resilient support thereof having extension springs suspended by their upper extremities from the rear endof the lower portion thereof, upright rods secured to the lower extremities ofv said extension springs and extending upwardly lwithin the coils of said springs, and a. rigid member connecting said rods, the upper portion of said support extending rearwardly beneath said seat and having its extremity secured to said rigidn member.- L

3. In a device of the class described, a seat; a resilient-support therefor comprisingan upper and a' lower portion connected by a loop'at their forward extremities, extension springs suspended by their upper extremity from the rear of said lower portion, upright posts having` their'lower .extremities fastened to the lower extremities of said extension springs and extending upwardly within the coils of the same, a

posts, the upper portion of said support-extending rearwardly Abeneath said support and having its rearward extremities secured to said brace, means for securing the p'eak of said seat to theupper portion of said support, and mea-iis l.for securing the cantle portion of the seat to said bridge.

' 4. In a device of. the class described, a

main lsupport andwa peak support each composed4 of two members;and means for fastening together said support comprising, a washer, a plurality of orifices arranged in a row in said washer, bolts passing through said orifices and between the members of each of said supports, and a second washer having orifices therethrough corresponding to the orifices in the firstwasher to receive saidbolts, and adapted to bind said members against said first washer.

5.' In a device of the class described, a main support and a peak support each composed of two members; and means for fastening 'together said supports comprising, a washer, a plurality of orices arranged in a row in said washer,bolts passing through said orices and between theA members of each support, a second washer having orifices therethrough corresponding to the orifices in the first washer to receive said bolts and provided withiianges adapted to bind the members of the supports againstthe said bolts.

6. In a device of the class described, a main support and a .peak support each composed of two members; and means -for fastening together said supports comprising, a washer, a plurality ort. orifices arranged in a row in sajid washer, bolts passing through said oriices and between the mm- 5 bers of said supports, the portion@ of the support members adjacent to Said bolts being formed to follow the contour thereof; a second Washer between said Snpports Vprovided with orifices corresponding to the ori- 10 fices in the first washer to receive seid b0its,'

and a. third Washer :dse provided with ori ticos to receive Said bolts and adapted to .Machin opposition to said first Washer to bind seid Supports together. r

15 7. In a device of the class described, e

seat; :r main supporting frame tiu-zre'toreomprising two members having their rear eX- z tremities separated, u. Gentle.. supporting `in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES A. PERSONS.

Vitn'esses:

HARTLEY W. BAHTLETT,

HANNAH M, KENNEDY. 

